"from St Helena to Cape Town. At the time of her retirement from St Helena service she was one of only four ships in the world still carrying the status of Royal Mail Ship. Locals including local press have usually called her ""the RMS"", in order not to confuse her with the island itself. In April 2018 she was purchased by MNG Maritime and renamed MNG Tahiti"" to act as a vessel based armoury (VBA) licensed by the UK Department for International Trade (DIT) in the Gulf of Oman. Formerly, Saint Helena island was occasionally served by ships of the"
"US Navy ship to be awarded the Navy Unit Commendation Medal. On 11 April 2018, her wreck was discovered in the Solomon Islands by Paul Allen's research ship RV ""Petrel"". The ""St. Louis""-class cruisers were a two ship class consisting of and ""Helena"" (CL-50). These were improved , and referred to as ""Brooklyn""-class in some tables, which arose from the London Naval Treaty of 1930, which limited the construction of heavy cruisers, i.e., ships carrying guns with calibers between 6.1 inches and 8 inches. The United States did not favor this outcome, being of the opinion that the heavier-gunned ships"
"HMS St. Helena (K590) HMS ""St. Helena"" (K590) was a of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the ""Tacoma""-class patrol frigate USS ""Pasley"" (PF-86) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to completion. After the British returned her to the United States in 1946, she briefly carried the name USS ""St. Helena"" (PF-86). The ship, originally designated a ""patrol gunboat,"" PG-194, was ordered by the United States Maritime Commission under a United States Navy contract as USS ""Pasley"". She was reclassified as a ""patrol frigate,"" PF-86,"
"with the 6th Fleet; and, while operating in the Aegean Sea, she was ordered to the scene of sinking Greek ferry ""Heraklion"", where she helped rescue the crew. ""James C. Owens"" returned to Charleston on 31 January 1967, where it was updated in preparation for service along the coast of Vietnam during 1968. Currently unsubstantiated rumor has DD-776 operating off Vietnam through 1971. ""James C. Owens"" received two battle stars for World War II service and two for the Korean War. USS James C. Owens USS ""James C. Owens"" (DD-776), an , is the only ship of the United States"
"""Helena"" was presented the Presidential Unit Citation of the Republic of Korea and the Korean Service Medal with four stars. ""Helena""s ship's bell, her anchor chain, and one of her propellers are located in downtown Helena, Montana, on the grounds of the Walking Mall, outside the Lewis & Clark County Library. Boilers from the ""Helena"" continue to be used in the ArcJet Complex at NASA Ames Research Center to operate a large steam injection vacuum pump system. USS Helena (CA-75) USS ""Helena"" (CA-75), a heavy cruiser, was the third ship of the United States Navy to be named for the"
"the ""Brooklyn""s by the placement of the after deckhouse, immediately abaft the second funnel, and by the twin 5-inch mounts. Both ships were commissioned in 1939, and were active in the Pacific in World War II. ""Helena"" was sunk in 1943 during the Battle of Kula Gulf. The remains of the ship were discovered below the surface of New Georgia Sound by Paul Allen's research ship in April 2018. ""St. Louis"" was seriously damaged twice, but survived the war and was transferred to the Brazilian Navy in 1951, where she served until 1976. St. Louis-class cruiser (1938) The ""St. Louis""-class"
"RMS St Helena (1989) RMS ""St Helena, was a cargo liner (carrying cargo and passengers) that served the British overseas territory of Saint Helena. She sailed between Cape Town and Saint Helena with regular shuttles continuing to Ascension Island. Some voyages also served Walvis Bay en route to/from, or occasionally instead of, Cape Town. She visited Portland, Dorset twice a year with normal calls in the Spanish ports of Vigo (northbound) and Tenerife (southbound) until 14 October 2011, when she set sail on her final voyage from the English port. On 10 February 2018 she departed for her last trip"
"USNS Mission San Gabriel SS ""Mission San Gabriel"" was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS ""Mission San Gabriel"" (AO-124). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS ""Mission San Gabriel"" (T-AO-124). She was a member of the and was named for the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally laid down as SS ""Mission San Gabriel"" on 31 January 1944 as a Maritime Commission type"
"She was renamed ""Delaware"" on 8 August, 1978, and on 16 October, 1983 the ship was sold for scrapping in Spain. USNS Mission San Gabriel SS ""Mission San Gabriel"" was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS ""Mission San Gabriel"" (AO-124). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS ""Mission San Gabriel"" (T-AO-124). She was a member of the and was named for the Mission San Gabriel Arcángel, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel"
"USNS Mission San Rafael SS ""Mission San Rafael"" was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS ""Mission San Rafael"" (AO-130). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS ""Mission San Rafael"" (T-AO-130). She was a member of the and was named for Mission San Rafael Arcángel, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally laid down as SS ""Mission San Rafael"" on 25 September 1943 as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2)"
"USS ""St. Helena"" (PF-86). Struck from the Naval Vessel Register on 19 June 1946, she was transferred for disposal on 1 April 1947 to the U.S. Maritime Commission, which sold her to the Sun Shipbuilding and Drydock Company of Chester, Pennsylvania, on 1 July 1947 for scrapping. Her scrapping date was 28 October 1947. HMS St. Helena (K590) HMS ""St. Helena"" (K590) was a of the United Kingdom that served during World War II. She originally was ordered by the United States Navy as the ""Tacoma""-class patrol frigate USS ""Pasley"" (PF-86) and was transferred to the Royal Navy prior to"
"of Cape Esperance, Guadalcanal, and Kula Gulf which were named in the citation. <br> ""Helena"" also earned the Asiatic-Pacific Area Campaign Medal with seven battle stars. these were for action at: Helena was also entitled to the American Defense Service Medal with ""FLEET"" clasp and the World War II Victory Medal. A memorial to ""Helena"" (CL-50 & CA-75) is located in Helena, Montana. A time line with pictures and comments of ""Helena""s life is at the NavSource Online: Cruiser Photo Archive – USS HELENA (CL 50). On 11 April 2018, Paul Allen's research ship , while on an expedition in"
"SS Santa Paula (1958) The SS Santa Paula was a passenger/cargo ship built for the Grace Line South American service in 1958, later sailing on Caribbean cruises out of New York. She was one of the last US-flagged ocean liners ever built. The SS ""Santa Paula"" (3) was built at Newport News Shipbuilding Company with her bigger sister the ""Santa Rosa"" for the Grace Line's renowned New York-Central American service, to replace the two 1932-built 9,100-ton liners of the same names. (The first Grace Line ""Santa Paula"" was a 1916-built ship.) She was christened by Pat Nixon, the then-Second Lady"
"Mission San Juan Capistrano, one of the twenty-one California missions), she was the only U.S. Naval Vessel to bear the name. Originally laid down as ""Concho"" on 18 April 1945 as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A3) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1828) by Marinship Corporation of Sausalito, California; launched on 25 July 1945, sponsored by Mrs. D. J. Johnson; and delivered on 25 October 1945. Chartered to Pacific Tankers Inc. for operations, she carried fuel to American forces stationed overseas (during which time she was awarded the National Defense Service Medal) until 3 April 1946 when she"
"USNS Mission Solano SS ""Mission Solano"" was a Type T2-SE-A2 tanker built for the United States Maritime Commission during World War II. After the war she was acquired by the United States Navy as USS ""Mission Solano"" (AO-135). Later the tanker transferred to the Military Sea Transportation Service as USNS ""Mission Solano"" (T-AO-135). A , she was named for Mission San Francisco Solano, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Originally laid down as SS ""Mission Solano"" on 8 October 1943 as a Maritime Commission type (T2-SE-A2) tanker hull under Maritime Commission contract (MC hull 1277)"
"Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha is a British Overseas Territory located in the South Atlantic and consisting of the island of Saint Helena, Ascension Island and the archipelago of Tristan da Cunha. Its name was Saint Helena and Dependencies until 1 September 2009, when a new constitution came into force giving the three islands equal status within the territory. Despite this change, the whole territory is still commonly referred to as simply Saint Helena after its main island. Similarly, the demonym ""Saint Helenians"" (or ""Saints"") and the derived name for the"
"Helena Island was on 10 February 2018. Freight services for the Saint Helena island have been taken over by the MV ""Helena"" cargo ship., and mail and other express freight by the passenger aircraft. In April 2018, she was purchased by MNG Maritime for use as a vessel based armoury in the Gulf of Oman named ""MNG Tahiti"" to supply weaponry to ships travelling through the High Risk Area of heightened pirate activity in the Indian Ocean. RMS St Helena (1989) RMS ""St Helena, was a cargo liner (carrying cargo and passengers) that served the British overseas territory of Saint"
"is still classified. ""Stribling"" was decommissioned and stricken from the Naval Vessel Register on 1 July 1976. She was sunk as a target on 27 July 1980. ""Stribling"" earned two battle stars during the Vietnam War. Per Navy Unit Awards posted on awards.navy.mil for the USS Stribling DD-867, the ship received the Navy's Meritorious Unit Commendation for the period 12 September 1970 to 31 October 1970. She earned the Navy Expeditionary Medal for the period 1 July 1961 to 18 August 1961. The Stribling also earned credit for the Armed Forces Expeditionary Medal for the periods 17 to 23 July"
"crew members of ""Stephen Hopkins"", and in honor of the ship itself. For the action the SS ""Stephen Hopkins"" was awarded the Merchant Marine Gallant Ship Citation by the United States Maritime Administration. O'Hara Hall, the gymnasium facility at the United States Merchant Marine Academy is named in honor of Midshipman O'Hara and his act of defiance in the face of overwhelming odds - ""The Last Full Measure"", for gun action against the German raider. SS Stephen Hopkins SS ""Stephen Hopkins"" was a United States Merchant Marine Liberty ship that served in World War II. She was the only US"
"USS Poseidon (ARL-12) The USS ""Poseidon"" (ARL-12) was one of 39 ""Achelous""-class landing craft repair ships built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for Poseidon (the Greek god of the sea), she was the only ship U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. Her keel was laid down as ""LST-1037"" by the Boston Navy Yard in Boston, Massachusetts, on 10 July 1944. She was renamed ""Poseidon"" and given hull classification symbol ""ARL-12"" on 12 June 1944; launched on 24 August 1944; sponsored by Mrs. Nora T. Twomey; and placed in reduced commission on 22 September 1944."
"USS Christiana (YAG-32) USS ""Christiana"" (YAG-32), originally given the hull classification symbol IX-80 as an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was a seaplane tender and was the only ship of the United States Navy to be given that name. Her keel was laid down by Johnson Foundry, on New York, New York, in 1892. She served in World War I as ""Azalea"", former United States Lighthouse Service tender, was taken over by the Navy in August 1942 and commissioned on 9 November 1942 with Lieutenant (junior grade) A. J. De Francis, USNR, in command. She was reclassified YAG-32 on 20 November 1943."
"St Helena on 2 December 1985. The boat reached Ascension Island on 15 December 1985. Staying ashore or mooring on the island was not permitted there and ""Trishna"" had to tie up alongside the oil tanker ""Maersk Ascension"" which is permanently anchored off the island The sail thereafter till the Caribbean Sea was largely calm. The winds remained predominantly South-Easterly. The first port of call on the continent of South America was at the coastal town of Natal. The crew celebrated the New Year of 1986 there with their Brazilian Navy hosts. From there, the boat sailed along the coast"
"in 1976. ""Eugene"" received two battle stars for World War II service. USS Eugene (PF-40) USS ""Eugene"" (PF-40), a , originally classified as PG-148, is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Eugene, Oregon. ""Eugene"" (PF-40) was launched at the Consolidated Steel Corporation shipyard in Wilmington, California, on 6 July 1943, sponsored by Mrs. Frank D. Cross; and commissioned on 15 January 1944, with Commander C. R. MacLean, USCG, in command. Following her shakedown cruise, ""Eugene"", who was manned by a Coast Guard crew, stood out of San Francisco, California, en route to the southwestern"
"USS Ramona (IX-76) USS ""Ramona"" (IX-76), an unclassified miscellaneous vessel, was the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for a title character in a novel (""Ramona"" by Helen Hunt Jackson). A steel-hulled schooner, her keel was laid down in 1920 by the Herreshoff Manufacturing Company, in Newport, Rhode Island. She was acquired by the Navy under bareboat charter from S. M. Spalding of Los Angeles, California, on 15 July 1942 and was placed in service 5 August 1942. Originally assigned to the 11th Naval District, ""Ramona"" was transferred to the Western Sea Frontier on 31 August"
"3,150 gross tons, and was long, with a beam of . She was propelled by a single diesel engine and propeller, which gave her a service speed of . She had a passenger capacity of 88 in a single class configuration. RMS St Helena (1963) The RMS ""St Helena"" was a cargo liner operated by the St. Helena Shipping Company that operated between Britain and South Africa via the colony of Saint Helena during the late 20th century. ""St Helena"" was constructed in 1963 by Burrard Dry Dock in North Vancouver, Canada as the ""Northland Prince"", and operated under that"
"USS Butler (DD-636) USS ""Butler"" (DD-636), a , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for Marine Corps Major General Smedley Butler, twice awarded the Medal of Honor. ""Butler"" was launched on 12 February 1942 by Philadelphia Navy Yard, sponsored by Mrs. John Wehle, daughter of General Butler; and commissioned on 15 August 1942, Lieutenant Commander M. D. Matthews in command. After undergoing shakedown trials, ""Butler"" engaged in escort work in the Atlantic Ocean and Gulf of Mexico. On 14 January 1943, she departed on a trans-Atlantic voyage to Casablanca and thence to Dakar, French"
"2005. On 19 October 2005, she was removed from the National Defense Reserve Fleet and towed to Chesapeake, Virginia, for scrapping. She was awarded the overall fleet efficiency award in 1971 and again in 1972. In 1972 she also won the engineering efficiency award. USS Pawcatuck (AO-108) USS ""Pawcatuck"" (AO-108) was an T3 Ashtabula class replenishment oiler tanker that served in the U.S. Navy from 1946 to 1975, then transferred to the Military Sealift Command to continue in non-commissioned service with a civilian crew as United States Naval Ship USNS ""Pawcatuck"" (T-AO-108). She was the only United States Navy ship"
"ships that have won it, including USS ""Arizona"" (BB-39) and USS ""West Virginia"" (BB-48). It is normally kept under armed guard and is viewed only once per year for the presentation ceremony. Unlike the Battenberg Cup for the Atlantic Fleet, this award honors surface ships only, while the Battenberg honors both surface and submarine combatants. In 1907, the Spokane Chamber of Commerce in conjunction with the city’s United Spanish War Veterans wanted to honor Spokane sailors, its “Sons in the Navy,” by offering a silver cup as an annual award to the U.S. Atlantic Fleet for marksmanship. Donated by the"
"taken from the colonial seal of the colony. Ships registered in Saint Helena fly the Red Ensign; there is no defaced variant for the territory. Flag of Saint Helena The flag of Saint Helena was adopted on October 4, 1984. It is a defaced (ie. differentiated) Blue Ensign, i.e., a blue field with the Union Jack in the upper hoist-side quadrant and the shield from the coat of arms of Saint Helena centred on the outer half of the flag. The shield features a rocky coastline and three-masted sailing ship, with a Saint Helena plover, also known as a wirebird,"
"and on July 1980 as BRP ""Aurora"" (LT-508). She served the Philippine Navy until she was decommissioned and stricken by the end of the 1980s. Her final fate is unknown, although probably she was sold for scrap. ""Harris County"" received one battle star for World War II and four battle stars for Korean War service. USNS Harris County (T-LST-822) USNS ""Harris County"" (T-LST-822) was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. Named for counties in Georgia and Texas, she was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. USS ""LST-822"" was laid down by the"
"USS John W. Thomason USS ""John W. Thomason"" (DD-760), an , is the only ship of the United States Navy to be named for John William Thomason, Jr., a USMC officer who was awarded the Navy Cross for bravery during World War I. ""John W. Thomason"" (DD-760) was launched by Bethlehem Steel Co., San Francisco, California, 30 September 1944; sponsored by Mrs. John W. Thomason, widow of Colonel Thomason; and commissioned on 11 October 1945, Commander W. L. Tagg in command. The new destroyer conducted shakedown training out of San Diego, followed by a series of Naval Reserve training cruises"
"condition: ""The ship’s sides are peppered with massive holes. Waves slosh through them right into the ship’s hold."" In July 2015, Philippine Navy spokesman Colonel Edgardo Arevalo said that they are currently doing maintenance repair on the ship to ensure the vessel's minimum habitability. USS Harnett County (LST-821) USS ""LST-821"", renamed USS ""Harnett County"" (LST-821/AGP-281), was an built for the United States Navy during World War II. She was named for Harnett County, North Carolina and was the only U.S. Naval vessel to bear the name. She served the United States Navy in World War II and the Vietnam War."
"of the Pacific in Honolulu, Hawaii. The President of the United States takes pride in presenting the MEDAL OF HONOR posthumously to CORPORAL LOUIS J. HAUGE JR.<br> UNITED STATES MARINE CORPS RESERVE for service as set forth in the following CITATION: /S/HARRY S. TRUMAN The United States Navy container & roll-on/roll-off ship, , commissioned on September 7, 1984, is named in honor of Cpl. Hauge. This ship is the lead ship of its class of five maritime prepositioning ships. The Cpl. Louis J. Hauge Jr. class is the original class of MPS ships chartered by Military Sealift Command. A Marine"